# Farm Fence Installation in Hammond, LA > Farm fence installation around Hammond, LA: woven field fence, barbed and high-tensile wire on braced corners, with posts and crossings planned for wet bottomland. URL: https://palisadeshammondfence.com/farm-fence-installation/ Service Woven field fence, barbed wire and high-tensile wire for pasture, livestock and acreage, on braced corners and posts set for wet ground. Get an Estimate [(985) 866-3827](tel:+19858663827) Last Updated: November 1, 2026 Woven wire is stretched against the corner assemblies, not the line posts. The H-brace is what holds the tension for years. On a farm fence, the corners do the work; the line posts mostly hold the wire up. Mon to Fri 8 to 6 · Sat and Sun 9 to 2 North of Hammond toward Independence, Amite and Loranger, and east toward Folsom, fences are measured in acres rather than feet. [Palisades Hammond Fence](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/) installs farm fence in the Hammond area: woven field fence, barbed wire and high-tensile wire for cattle, goats, sheep and mixed stock, on braced corners and posts set for the ground they stand in. Installation is carried out by licensed and insured fence contractors. A farm fence works differently from a yard fence. A privacy fence is a row of posts holding panels; a wire fence is a row of tensioned wire held tight between strong anchors, with line posts in between to keep it at the right height. If the anchors move, the whole fence goes slack. Horses get their own page under [horse fence installation](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/horse-fence-installation/), and heavy-duty entrances and pens are under [pipe fence installation](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/pipe-fence-installation/). ## Matching the wire to the animals The animal decides the wire. Cattle push and lean; goats climb and look for gaps; sheep and calves go under anything left open at the bottom. One fence rarely suits all of them at once, so the first question is what the pasture holds now and what it may hold later. - **Woven field fence** is a mesh of horizontal and vertical wires, with smaller openings near the bottom. It holds most livestock and is the usual choice for goats, sheep and mixed pastures. - **Barbed wire** in several strands is the low-cost perimeter for cattle on large pastures. It is the wrong fence for horses, and inside Hammond it is not allowed in residential districts. - **High-tensile smooth wire** runs several strands at high tension on fewer posts. It suits long cattle runs and is often paired with an electric charger by a specialist. Owners of mixed acreage ask whether one wire type can hold both horses and cattle; the usual answer is to divide the pasture so each animal gets a fence built for it. The [horse fence types guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/horse-fence-types/) covers the options on the horse side. ## Braced corners and ends hold the fence Woven and high-tensile wire are stretched hard before they are tied off, and that pull has to go somewhere. It goes into the **braced assemblies** at every corner, every end and both sides of every gate. The common form is the H-brace: two heavy posts set a few feet apart, joined by a horizontal brace rail. A diagonal tension wire is then twisted tight from the top of one post to the bottom of the other, and the assembly works as a single frame, so the wire pulls against the whole brace instead of tipping one post. Without proper bracing, the corner post leans toward the run within a season, the wire loosens all the way down the line, and the line posts start leaning in to follow it. Once a woven fence goes slack, livestock push through the low spots. Long straight runs also get intermediate braces, so a failure in one stretch doesn’t loosen the entire line. ## Posts in wet bottomland Most of the farm ground around Hammond is wet for long stretches. NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals put the Hammond station at about 64 inches of rain a year and the Amite station at about 64 inches as well, and USDA soil data for Hammond maps mostly poorly drained silt loams with a seasonal water table close to the surface. Homeowners setting pasture corners report hitting water at about 3 ft and asking whether the bottom of the post will simply rot. Soils vary across the area. USDA sampling around Loranger and Folsom found mostly moderately well drained loams, and around Kentwood more well-drained ground, while Hammond, Tickfaw and Natalbany sampled mostly poorly drained. The site walk notes which kind each part of the line crosses, because it changes the post plan: - **Corner and gate posts** in wet soil are set deeper and wider, in treated wood rated for ground contact, so the bottom of the post can sit in wet soil without rotting quickly. - **Line posts** can be treated wood or steel T-posts. T-posts drive easily into soft ground but give little stiffness, so a wood post is often added every few T-posts. - **Spacing** tightens in soft ground, low spots and slopes, where the wire would otherwise pull posts out of line. The [wet clay post guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-posts-in-wet-clay-soil/) covers post setting in more detail. ## Ditches, creek crossings and low spots Flat, wet land is laced with drainage ditches, and a farm line crosses them. Louisiana Civil Code article 686 presumes a ditch between two properties to be common to both, so a fence along a boundary ditch involves the neighbor as well. In recorded subdivisions, plat notes forbid any fence that interferes with a drainage or utility servitude. Where the fence crosses a ditch or creek, a fixed run of wire catches debris in high water and gets pulled down. The usual approach is a separate crossing section that can swing or be lifted with the water while the braced posts on either bank hold the main fence tight. FEMA flood mapping around Independence and Holden places much of the sampled ground in a Special Flood Hazard Area, so those crossings matter. The [fence drainage easement guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-drainage-easements/) has more on servitudes. ## Field gates and access Every gate interrupts the wire, so each one sits between two braced assemblies. Field gates are sized to the largest thing that drives through: a tractor with a bush hog, a hay trailer, a stock trailer. They are hung so they can be swung fully open and tied back without dragging in mud. Pipe or tubular steel gates are the usual choice. The [gate installation page](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/gate-installation/) covers hanging and hardware. ## Rules, boundaries and the line itself Under Civil Code article 684, a landowner has the right to enclose his land. A fence on the boundary is presumed common to both neighbors under article 685, which brings shared repair duties. When neighbors fix a boundary outside court, article 790 splits the cost equally unless they agree otherwise. The [Louisiana fence law guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/louisiana-fence-laws/) walks through those choices. Inside the City of Hammond, wire fences need galvanized pipe supports at least 1.5 inches across set no more than 7 ft apart, woven wire cannot sit in front of the house, and the fence permit costs $10 residential. Most farm ground lies outside city limits, where the parish rule is confirmed per address; Tangipahoa Parish’s own permit records show very few fence permits. Every dug or augered post hole follows an 811 locate. ## What a farm fence costs There is no published Hammond-area price range for farm fence, so it is priced from the specifics: the wire type and gauge, the post type and spacing, how many braced corners, ends and gates the line needs, the total length, wet ground and crossings, clearing brush or trees from the line, and the number of field gates. The [farm fence cost guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/farm-fence-cost/) explains each of those, and for split rail along a road frontage, see [split rail fence installation](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/split-rail-fence-installation/). ## What's included - Walking the full line, including low spots, ditches, creek crossings and the brush or trees in the way - Matching the wire to the animals: woven field fence, barbed, high-tensile smooth or a combination - Braced corner, end and gate assemblies sized to the wire tension - Line posts in treated wood or steel T-posts at a spacing set by the wire, the animals and the ground - Stretching and tying off the wire to the braces, with staples or clips that hold without crushing the galvanizing - Field gates sized for the tractor and trailer that use them - The Louisiana 811 locate before any post hole is dug ## Wire choices for a farm fence | | Woven field fence | Barbed wire | High-tensile smooth wire | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Best for | Cattle, goats, sheep, mixed stock | Cattle on large pastures | Cattle, as a perimeter or division fence | | How it contains | A physical mesh, tighter at the bottom | Barbs that discourage pushing | Several tensioned strands, often paired with electric by a specialist | | Corner and end bracing | Strong braces; the whole mesh pulls on them | Braces at every corner and end | The heaviest braces; each strand is under high tension | | Not for | Horses, where the openings let a hoof through | Horses, and residential districts inside Hammond | Small stock unless strands are close together | | Typical Hammond-area price | No regional range published; wire, posts, braces and length set it | Same | Same | ## Related resources Cost Guide How Much Does Farm Fence Cost per Foot Near Hammond, LA? Why pasture fence has no single per-foot price here, how length, corners, ground and gates set the scope, and how to describe a job so quotes can be compared. Decision Guide Which Horse Fence Type Suits Your Pasture? What a horse fence has to do that a yard fence doesn't, how board, polymer rail and woven mesh each meet it, and why a decorative rail fence isn't horse containment. Learn How Should Fence Posts Be Set in Wet Clay Soil? What the ground under a Hammond-area fence is actually like, why posts rotate in it, how footing depth and type are chosen, and how a post hole that fills with water is handled. Learn What Are Louisiana's Fence Laws for Property Lines and Neighbors? What the Louisiana Civil Code says about enclosing land, fences on a shared line, boundary markers and long possession, and where city codes take over for height and front yards. Learn Can You Put a Fence in a Drainage Easement? What a drainage or utility servitude on your plat means for a fence, who answers for a ditch between two lots, why a solid fence can't dam natural runoff, and how fences are planned on flood-prone ground. Decision Guide How Do You Plan a Fence Around Hammond, LA? The order that keeps a fence project from stalling: where the line is, which rules apply, how the run and gates are laid out, what gets located before digging and what the ground asks of the posts. ## From the first call to the last gate 1. First call You describe the fence, the yard and the timing, and set a visit. 2. Site visit The line is walked and measured, gates and slopes noted, and the soil and drainage checked. 3. Permit and 811 The permit drawing goes to the city or parish, and utilities are located before any digging. 4. Build Posts are set and allowed to cure, then rails, panels or fabric and gates go up. 5. Walkthrough Gates are adjusted, the site is cleaned, and you check the finished line. ## What this work looks like Four strands of barbed wire on wooden line posts running along the edge of a flat pasture, the line receding toward a pine treeline A galvanized tube farm gate closed between two round wooden gate posts at the entrance to a pasture, woven wire fence continuing on both sides A woven wire field fence running along the edge of a grassy drainage ditch between two pastures, pine trees in the distance Brown and black cattle grazing in a green pasture behind a wooden rail and woven wire farm fence ## Questions about farm fences ### How far apart should farm fence posts be? It depends on the wire, the animals and the ground. Woven field fence usually runs line posts closer than a high-tensile fence, which relies on tension and stays between posts. Wet bottomland, creek banks and dips need closer spacing, and every corner, end and gate needs a braced assembly no matter what the line spacing is. ### Can T-posts be used instead of wood posts? As line posts, yes, and they drive quickly into soft ground. They cannot replace wood or steel at corners, ends and gates, where the braced assemblies carry the wire tension. In ground that stays wet, a mix is common: braced wood corners and gates, with T-posts between, sometimes with a wood post every few T-posts for stiffness. ### Is cattle fence good enough for horses? Usually not. Standard field fence has openings large enough for a hoof to go through, and barbed wire can cut a horse that runs into it or reaches through. Horses need a fence designed for them, with small openings or rails and a visible top; the horse fence page covers the options. ### Who pays for a fence between two farms in Louisiana? A fence on the boundary is presumed common to both owners under Civil Code article 685. Where both properties are already enclosed, one owner can require the neighbor to contribute to building and repairing it; where they are not, local ordinances decide. A boundary ditch is presumed common as well. A survey settles where the line actually is. ### What should I have ready for a farm fence estimate? The property location, a rough length or acreage, the animals the fence has to hold, where gates go and what drives through them, and anything in the way: brush, trees, ditches, creek crossings or low spots that hold water. A survey or parcel map helps settle the line. That is enough for a first conversation; walking the line confirms the plan. ## Related services ### Horse fences → Board, rail and no-climb mesh fencing for horse pastures, paddocks and turnout pens, with braced corners, smooth faces and gates planned for horses and tractors. ### Pipe fences → Welded steel pipe rail, pipe and cable, and pipe with wire infill for ranch entrances, pens, arenas and road frontage, painted and capped against rust. ### Split rail fences → Two- and three-rail mortised split rail fences for boundaries, frontage, drives and garden edges, with posts set to resist rot in wet ground.